Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Confirm Zero Microtransactions: “Don’t believe the clickbait”

Today Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED took to social media to confirm that the single-player game won’t have any microtransactions.

[Fishy Fingers]

Some mixed messages here, their CEO seems to be pretty clear they will feature in some extent. However, this post seems focussed on CP2077 being a single player game when there is some form of MP coming, perhaps they're treating them as seperate entities?

But either way, these guys are gold, I'm confident whatever they do it will be fine.

[Abriael]

The CEO was asked specifically about microtransactions in the multiplayer game, which is an entirely separate game which we don't even know when it'll come. I actually expect it to be completely free to play with micros.

The issue is that articles on the topic didn't do much effort to specify that (otherwise no one would click), so people are getting confused thinking that the single-player game we're getting this year will have microtransactions.

Cyberpunk 2077 is one game. Cyberpunk online or whatever will be called is a different game. So headlines mentioning that Cyberpunk 2077 won't be aggressive with microtransactions are incorrect, because Cyberpunk 2077 won't have any.

[Abriael]

@cornelis: This isn't a game with a single-player mode.

This is a single-player game with the same developer that is going to release a multiplayer game in the same settings who knows when down the line. They're entirely separate games.

So yeah, you're wrong.

[GoodGuy09]

I mean you cant just give them a pass right away. There could be any moment a great dev could go bad in an instant. Bungie, bioware, blizzard, bethesda etc have shown this lol. And what were the main reasons why? MTs....
We'll just have to wait and see really.

[Fluttershy77]

Yes. We'll have to wait and see. But in any case these are not good news. And MTs are becoming more and more an standard practice, and even the good developers are into it... And instead of giving back a strong message at least in forums, CDproject fans are like "it's ok, MT's are horrible but as long as they are not in the Single Player experience..." and that's such a faulty reasoning because when we are talking about Micro-transactions in general for the most part we are talking about Micro-transactions in Multiplayer, that's the standard practice (even COD or GTA doesn't have MT's in Single Player) ; so yeah, are you against Micro-transactions? or just against Micro-transactions in the games that you don't like?

[RgR]

Well...it silly to speculate considering the current track record. Once they do mess up...nobody will give them a pass.

[warriorcase]

A big main reason why for all those listed wash because their publisher and stockholders wanted more money. CD Project are their own self publisher so have much more control over the course of action they take.

Not that it couldn't happen mind you, but I would be surprised if their stockholders and themselves decided out of nowhere to change up the strategy at this point as their current one has netted them major dollars and good will. EA saw a massive surge in money with "Fifa Ultimate Team" series in MTx earnings which pushed them to implement MTx in to damn near everything they can which from a business perspective still pays out so far. Same is applies for Activision who have pretty much sucked the soul out of Blizzard at this point.

"By September 2017, it was the largest publicly traded video game company in Poland, worth about US$2.3 billion, and by May 2020, had reached a valuation of US$8.1 billion, making it the largest video game industry company in Europe ahead of Ubisoft."

As I said, I doubt we'll see a change in what is clearly working for them so far.

[got_dam]

It was said explicitly that the MP component is being treated as a separate project. The main focus of the game will be single player with no microtransactions, and plenty of DLC. Multi-player will contain cosmetic microtransactions with no gameplay advantage. If the witcher 3 is anything to go by, there will plenty of free SP dlc in addition to substantial expansion content sold later on. This company is the single most consumer friendly day publisher/developer/storefront in the AAA space. Only digital platform, that I know, that actually gives you true ownership of the products you buy. I hope it continues on that way.

[Stanjara]

To clarify single player game will have paid dlc story expansions like The Witcher3.
Multiplayer game will have micro transactions probably cosmetics, cars, real estate, mods and such.

Think of it as GTA5.
I only wish that you can do separate download of single and mult parts of the game.

There will be no micro transactions in single player part of the game.

[Father__Merrin]

Will it have MT or not will have to be seen

[RazzerRedux]

lol....so you think the CEO might be lying?

[sourOG]

Don’t believe the fake news. Let them die off like kotaku Uk.

[Persian_Immortal]

No shit most single player games have no MTX we talking thousands in them so I don't see why they are acting all high and mighty including dissing other game companies for being greedy and their stance on how bad MTX are when they are now bending the knee and implementing into their online game sure they promise not to be aggressive but that remains to be seen.

CDPR coming out and saying no microtransactions in their single player is the equivalent of a student flexing he got a 95% in Gym when the class average is 98% and hearing people parroting that as it some ground breaking achievement and damage controlling is absolutely ridiculous.

[Z501]

Here's the questions for me.
If mp is separate. Do I need the 2077 disc to play? If so. Then it's NOT separate.
If I DON'T need the disc. Is it free to play? Do I need PS+?
If it's NOT free to play. How much does mp cost? $20? $15?

[warriorcase]

Well it's a separate game so no, you won't need Cyberpunk 2077. As for everything else then just wait till next year or year after and see.